Eritrea vs Nicaragua: Surface area

Eritrea

121,766 sq. km

in 2023

Nicaragua

130,370 sq. km

in 2023

Eritrea rank

99th

Nicaragua rank

98th

Surface area over time

Nicaragua currently reports 130,370 sq. km against 121,766 sq. km in Eritrea, a difference of 8,604 sq. km.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.